What if Fitbit inflates the calories expended?

I do not feel that I have lost weight on this trip, despite treating everyday seriously as a relationship between calories in (Lose It) and energy expended as measured by Fitbit.  I will be back from vacation in a few days and what if the scale shows that I have gained rather than lost weight, though I had been so scrupulous.  I am seriously nervous, seriously concerned and seriously worried.  I eat to the Lose it calories indicated.  I start with 1100 and have "earned" up to 900 from walking over 20K steps.

What if I have been wrong on my calorie entry (I have been very conservative), what if I really don't burn 900 calories when I walk 20,000 steps?

Nervous.  Based on my basis of 1130 calories, I should have lost a little weight, minimum held within a pound, but NOT gained.  After almost 4 weeks of such cautious eating I seriously should have lost weight.

SO, if I didn't I cannot trust Fit Bit, or I cannot trust Lose It and this would be a big big loss for me going forward.

Here's to Fit Bit as a partner in the plan.

I am happy on days I do 16-20K steps, not because of endorphins, or because I love exercise, but "lose it" syncs with Fit Bit and gives me a bonus number of calories.  I think I got 946 for 20K of steps. Now, as I travel, this is a great incentive as I can then enjoy that wonderful meal out with my husband in any number of fabulous restaurants on our trip.

Today, we started off with a terrific place called Circus Bistro in Edinburgh and the single poached egg was on fabulous toast with two small pieces of what looks like Canadian bacon, mostly meat. I accounted for all of it on Lose it and knew I needed to walk tonight.  So we walked.  

Obviously sometimes this does not work.  Circumstance and place must take some precidence like stopping for afternoon tea at the Willow Tea room in Glasgow.  You must make room for this luxury.  No dinner for me, for sure.  I put it in Lose it and I am syncing like crazy to get my final number.

THe use of the Fit Bit to work hand in hand with my calorie intake quantifies things for me more than Esther saying, "you have to exercise to lose weight."  IF and it is an IF based on faith in the program on Fitbit that I "Truely" earned (expended) 946 worth of calories in that 20K of steps.  Obviously, IF I gain weight (when I return to the world), with this balance of calories/exercise bonus, then it is not accurate. HOwever, this is okay.

So, let's look at going over or as Lose it would refer to it as having a negative calorie balance or 

In the red."

This is, of course the "screw up" I referred to.  It is Truely a new day everyday with both of these tools, what a great lesson it teaches.

Screw up

I have kind of become dependent on that "bump" like it is that cocaine in the small bottle that the addict begs for from the guy in the movie I just saw.

No bump today, rainy and cold, not much more than 11K steps today and only a little bump but I had a really nice breakfast and a hamburger dinner and more than one service of my French cookies.

That BUMP should have meant I did not go into the cookies, instead I used the cookies to sooth the fear of my screwing up.

Tomorrow is a NEW DAY and I will have two meals out with family.  My plan is clear.

simple and light breakfast, walk a minimum of 16,000 steps and I should be back on track.  Tomorrow, no cookies.

I must not bring this good thing to an end... I shall begin again tomorrow.

Let it go.